Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

But with Reagan and both Bushes, they had veto power. George W. never saw a spending bill he didn't like.

Make no mistake, the notion that Republicans are fiscally conservative is one of the biggest myths out there.

First off McCain, Bush 1 & 2 are rep. and not conservatives. Bush should have used his veto power more but to curb spending we also have to have congress to stop attaching other stuff to bills driving up spending.